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It looks as if the Phillies' home woes are behind them. Philadelphia will try for its eighth victory on a 10-game homestand tonight in the continuation of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park.

Chris Coste was released by the Phillies and picked up by the Houston Astros. Chris Coste achieved success as a 33-year-old rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies, but he'll be continuing his career as a member of the Houston Astros.

Jayson Werth has become the latest Philadelphia Phillies outfielder to make the National League All-Star team.Werth was added to the roster Friday to replace injured New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran.The first-place Phillies have three outfielders on the NL team for Tuesday night's game in St.

In his second rehab game with the IronPigs, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez hit a key two-out double in the third inning, knocking in two runs and helping Lehigh Valley defeat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6-3 at Coca-Cola Park.

Jayson Werth homered for the fourth straight game, Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer and Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 9-6 on Thursday night.

Left fielder Raul Ibanez, who has made two rehab starts as he recovers from a strained left groin, is progressing well and remains on track to rejoin the Phillies this weekend.

One hour before Tuesday night's game began, the press box at Citizens Bank Park was littered with scouts from several teams.

Making his second rehab appearance in the minors, Philadelphia Phillies' outfielder Raul Ibanez is starting in left field and batting third for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in their game against the Pawtucket Red Sox at Coca-Cola Park.

The Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for about $900 million, a person close to the negotiations said Monday.

For nearly three months, Carlos Ruiz's season was defined by success and improvement.

The Phillies might have more than Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez and Ryan Howard at the All-Star Game.

The latest on Raul Ibanez's health is good and bad. His strained left groin is healing by the day, but the Phillies' left fielder still isn't ready to test it by playing minor-league rehab games.

The ultimate goal, of course, is to win a World Series ring. But Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun espoused another last week.

After recording the final out of the eighth inning today, Ryan Madson took a step toward the dugout and pounded his right hand into his mitt three times.

Raul Ibanez insists that he feels better. "I mean, way better," Ibanez said before Friday night's game against the Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

Raul Ibanez is eligible to be activated from the disabled list tonight, just in time for the opener of the Phillies' three-game series against the rival Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

The fans who packed FirstEnergy Stadium got to see the Double A Reading Phillies play the Altoona Curve.

Time has dragged for Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez since he landed on the 15-day disabled list June 18 with a strained left groin.

Turning points are difficult to identify when you still might be in the midst of one, so as the Phillies take the field in Atlanta tonight, the questions remain: Were their two straight victories in Toronto, during which they scored 15 runs and reached base in 43.2 percent of their plate appearances, the beginning of the end of their most trying ...

Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez said last week that his strained left groin feels much better.